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🔪 Cutting downward 🛠️ A cutting tool ✂️ To cut downward 🌊 To erode downward
to downcut

to downcut

7.3
Cut downward into a material to leave a clean top surface
  • verb
  • /ˈdaʊnˌkʌt/
  • Specialized
: cortar hacia abajo
  • To install the lock, you need to downcut a groove along the door edge.

Examples

  • Using the router, she downcut the edges of the workpiece to ensure a clean finish.

  • The machine was programmed to downcut the metal sheet for a smooth finish.

  • Carefully, he downcut the plastic panel to fit the new component.

  • He downcuts the wood to create a smooth edge.

  • I need to downcut this material carefully.

  • The carpenter decided to downcut the plywood for a precise fit in the cabinet.

  • Before assembling the frame, he downcut the corners to achieve a snug joint.

How Deep

to gouge
20 7.2
to downcut
  • Specialized
7.3
to cut
∞ 1.0
to score
20 7.0
to scratch
161 1.1

Surface Forms

downcut infinitive
downcut past
downcut past participle
downcutting present participle
downcuts third person singular

Morphology

downcut = cut (transparent) = down + cut

Productive verb formation: 'down-' expresses direction + base verb 'cut' gives 'to cut downward'.

Etymology

Downcut is a verb made from down meaning 'downward' and cut meaning 'to cut'. To downcut is to cut into material while moving the waste down, which helps make a neat top edge.